Is simile the same as smiling at something that is happening?
No. Simile and smile are two different words.
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Does metaphor and onomatopoeia mean the same thing?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Is alliteration the same as using a bunch of words that start with the same letters in a sentence?
Yes.
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Is personification the use of words that sound like the noises they describe? If not what is that the definition of?
No. It is an example of onomatopoeia.
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Is the following an example of an idiom? If so, why?
When I broke my ankle, my mom was right there giving me a hand to the emergency room.
Yes. Giving someone a hand is an idiom because you are not actually chopping off your hand to give them. You are just helping them out a little.
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What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words LIKE and AS and a metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without using LIKE or AS.
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Is metaphor a comparison?
Yes
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Is this an example of alliteration?
School is spectacular to a student named Steven because of Mrs. Stebbins.
Yes.
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Is personification giving animals human abilities?
Not exactly. Personification is giving an animal human characteristics. It can also be kind of giving an animal human abilities, but not really as much.
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Using your knowledge of idioms, is an idiom the same as a simile?
No. A simile is describing two unlike things using LIKE or AS. An idiom is a common phrase made up of words that can't be understood by their literal, or ordinary, meanings.
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Why might simile be important?
To help us understand if someone is being sarcastic or not. You can tell if they are trying to be sarcastic if they are making similes.
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Is Metaphor a direct comparison between two unlike thing without using LIKE or AS? If not what is that an example of?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Is alliteration the same as repetition? Why or why not?
No they are two different things. Alliteration is when you have all of the starting sounds the same. Repetition is when you make the lines rhyme such as: I was nodding to sleep when i heard a nervous trodding.
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What word in personification can help you remember what it means?
Person.
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Is idiom and simile the same thing?
No. Simile and idiom are two different things.
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Define simile
A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words LIKE or AS.
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Define metaphor
A metaphor is a direct between two unlike things. It does NOT use the words LIKE or AS.
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Define alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words of a line of poetry or a sentence.
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Define personification.
Personification is a type of figurative language in which poets give an animal, object, or idea human qualities, such as the ability to hear, feel, talk, and make decisions.
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Define idiom.
An idiom is a common phrase made up of words that cant be understood by their literal, or ordinary, meanings.